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it was when obama ran. >> reporter: take a look at what is happening in san jose. according to fuel gauge report a week ago regular unleaded was $4.16. yesterday $4.38. today the average is up to $4.54. that is a jump of $0.38. even though prices are high in the bay area, we are finding that in los angeles the prices are even higher. some gas station owners are shutting down their pumps because they don't want to charge the higher prices just to break even. >>> let's check in with sal. 5:38 is the time. how is traffic? >> good morning. traffic is still doing pretty well. in most areas. we haven't seen a lot of problems out there. we've had minor crashes that weren't causing any slow downs really. let's take a look at 80 westbound. no major problems here. it's a nice looking drive all the way through. it is getting a little more crowded here. although there is not a backup just yet. if you are driving on 80 a little farther up that traffic is off to a start. as it moves toward us it has enhanced that high cloud deck and low cloud deck. our cooling trend continues. a
it was when obama ran. >> reporter: take a look at what is happening in san jose. according to fuel gauge report a week ago regular unleaded was $4.16. yesterday $4.38. today the average is up to $4.54. that is a jump of $0.38. even though prices are high in the bay area, we are finding that in los angeles the prices are even higher. some gas station owners are shutting down their pumps because they don't want to charge the higher prices just to break even. >>> let's check in...
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a strong turn out for president obama could help the party take back control of the house. they need a net gain of 25 seats to do that. >> we think the drive for 25 is a doable one. california is essential. >> first lady michelle obama will speak tomorrow and former president bill clinton will address the crowd on wednesday. >>> talking about a different kind of labor, why demonstrators and their children gathered in front of a bay area hospital. >> wondered if organic food is healthier? a new study has some answers. >> the fog is back, it will have more of a presence the next couple of days, what that means for your forecast for tuesday. cçrrú >>> a focus on a different kind of labor today. demonstrators trying to draw attention to the need for more natural child birth. ktvu's health and science editor john fowler is here to explain. >> reporter: should you have your baby at home, refuse some of what your doctor recommends, say the urge parents to be more in charge of their child birth. >> reporter: two dozen demonstrators, moms and babies, delivering a message. >> make
a strong turn out for president obama could help the party take back control of the house. they need a net gain of 25 seats to do that. >> we think the drive for 25 is a doable one. california is essential. >> first lady michelle obama will speak tomorrow and former president bill clinton will address the crowd on wednesday. >>> talking about a different kind of labor, why demonstrators and their children gathered in front of a bay area hospital. >> wondered if...
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. >> one week from today, president barack obama will return to the bay area to raise some cash. the dinner will be followed by a concert and concert tickets start at $100 and go to $7,500 which give you premium seats and a photo opportunity. musical guests have not yet been announced. how is traffic so far, sal? >> it looks good, as a matter of fact we are doing well, no major problems and let's go out and take a look at that interstate 880, traffic looks nice with no major problems. also the commute looks good, it is a nice looking drive getting into san francisco, and if you are driving in san jose, it is also off to a good start, 445, let's go to steve. >>> there could be a patch or two of low clouds, it will not last very long and today will be the warmest day of the week, today was hot too. without that northeast wind, it is good old high pressure kicking in, i am large and in charge. concord 66, san jose was 90, well they are pretty warm and some locations are in the upper 50s and 60s. there are some that are a little cooler. west 7 at fso, a little puff by the coast, eve
. >> one week from today, president barack obama will return to the bay area to raise some cash. the dinner will be followed by a concert and concert tickets start at $100 and go to $7,500 which give you premium seats and a photo opportunity. musical guests have not yet been announced. how is traffic so far, sal? >> it looks good, as a matter of fact we are doing well, no major problems and let's go out and take a look at that interstate 880, traffic looks nice with no major...
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. >>> president obama makes history this week during his tour of asia, with a controversial visit to myanmar. he arrived in thailand today, where he met with the thai prime minister. >> this is not an endorsement of the burmese government. this is an acknowledgment that there is a process under way inside that country that even a year and a half, two years ago, nobody foresaw. >> tomorrow, myanmar, president obama will meet with the nobel prize winner and visit the house where she was kept under arrest for years. the government continues to hold hundreds of political prisoners. >>> bay area travelers are hitting the roads ahead of the holiday rush. >> lower gas prices are just one thing holiday travelers have to be thankful about this week. >> another early season snowstorm in the sierras, making skiers and snowboarders very happy. we'll have the latest conditions from the slopes. >> and banning, bearing it all. the next step in san francisco to try to limit public nudity and where it would still be allowed. >> watch all of our newscasts live, plus get drive time photographic, video
. >>> president obama makes history this week during his tour of asia, with a controversial visit to myanmar. he arrived in thailand today, where he met with the thai prime minister. >> this is not an endorsement of the burmese government. this is an acknowledgment that there is a process under way inside that country that even a year and a half, two years ago, nobody foresaw. >> tomorrow, myanmar, president obama will meet with the nobel prize winner and visit the house...
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. >> several israelis have been killed in the week long fighting and most of the militants have taken out on the iron dome defense system. president barack obama had meetings on the sidelines with the leaders of the summit in china and japan. he said it is important that u.s. and community as the two largest economies work together for trade an investment. >>> four southern california men have been working to destroy tar fits oversees. one of the men -- overseas. one of the men plotted and plotted to carry out plots in afghanistan. >>> no charges will be filed for the man who was arrested at the airport because of a suspicious looking watch. he was arrested at a tsa worker spotted his watch thinking it was a timing device for some type of explosion sufficient. >> ee described it as a piece of art and he meant no harm so no charges were filed. >>> and friday had a violent string of crime with went up to $20,000 and johnny wheel banks, police shot an office earn he will match the $10,000 reward, as the men were caught on video, police say they killed a 22-year-old outsidement you and yo
. >> several israelis have been killed in the week long fighting and most of the militants have taken out on the iron dome defense system. president barack obama had meetings on the sidelines with the leaders of the summit in china and japan. he said it is important that u.s. and community as the two largest economies work together for trade an investment. >>> four southern california men have been working to destroy tar fits oversees. one of the men -- overseas. one of the men...
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president obama and mitt romney face off about the economy. next week at the university of denver. the following week on october 11th the vice presidential candidates. then on october 16th, the presidential candidates will square off in a town hall style meeting in new york. and then there will be a final debate with foreign policy as the focus in florida on october 22nd. >> governor jerry brown signs several bills this weekend including one to curb drinking. a recent accident killed a young woman who fell out of a party bus. the new law makes bus companies responsible for under aged drinking and open containers that takes affect on january 1st. other bills now signed into law allowing nurses to prescribe and dispense birth control. and get better cancer screenings. allow courts to hospitalize violent mental patients and one that would improve the safety of natural gas pipelines. >> the iphone 5 is bringing up record sales this weekend. these people lined up to buy in germany. some u.s. stores already report being sold out. and apple has had to push back delivery for some of online
president obama and mitt romney face off about the economy. next week at the university of denver. the following week on october 11th the vice presidential candidates. then on october 16th, the presidential candidates will square off in a town hall style meeting in new york. and then there will be a final debate with foreign policy as the focus in florida on october 22nd. >> governor jerry brown signs several bills this weekend including one to curb drinking. a recent accident killed a...
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. >>> one week from today, president barack obama comes back here to the bay area hosting campaign money. he will be hosting a dinner in san francisco. that dinner will be followed by a concert. the concert tickets start at $100 and go up to $7,500 for premium seats and also a chance to take a picture with the president. musical guests have not been announced. >>> and governor jerry brown has signed several bills into law and we will have more on why hundreds of prison inmates may soon go free. >>> how is the commute, sal? >>> you know, sal? >>> we have more traffic in lafayette and it is a little bit slow between walnut creek and concord down to center southbound -- denver. it is also slow from pittsburgh to antioch. metering lights were turned on as is normal and what a nice picture, you can see the sun over the hills, not one cloud and steve will talk about what that means for our bay area weather but you probably know if you have been living here for a while. westbound 480, there is a crash which is partially blocking one of those lanes and traffic coming in from the tracy area, gues
. >>> one week from today, president barack obama comes back here to the bay area hosting campaign money. he will be hosting a dinner in san francisco. that dinner will be followed by a concert. the concert tickets start at $100 and go up to $7,500 for premium seats and also a chance to take a picture with the president. musical guests have not been announced. >>> and governor jerry brown has signed several bills into law and we will have more on why hundreds of prison inmates...
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the obama administration hazardous missed that study. >>> they will hold a memorial at 10:00 for the victims of last week's shooting rampage. >> grace kim, lydia sim, 21 of hayward and 33-year-old sonam chodon of el cerrito. >> last night, the names of the seven people killed were read out loud. it was held by a group of mothers who lost children to violence. >> there is so much violence in oakland and until we come together as a people, it does not matter what color you are -- with where you come from . .. >> he will host the public memorial on the lawn of the school. >>> it will probably lead to charges. last month in castro and market streets, he struck a pedestrian in across walk. he later died. witnesses claim he raced through red lights and stop signs before the crash. >>> also today, san francisco city leaders will be talking about street safety. this afternoon the board of supervisors davey chu will announce new plans to make pedestrians and bicyclists safer. later the ntsb and advice are you committee will be -- advisory committee will be meeting. they are there to talk abou
the obama administration hazardous missed that study. >>> they will hold a memorial at 10:00 for the victims of last week's shooting rampage. >> grace kim, lydia sim, 21 of hayward and 33-year-old sonam chodon of el cerrito. >> last night, the names of the seven people killed were read out loud. it was held by a group of mothers who lost children to violence. >> there is so much violence in oakland and until we come together as a people, it does not matter what color...
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. >>> president obama makes one fund raising visit next week. a week from monday he will host a dinner in san francisco. now to dine with the president will set you back $20,000 a plate. that campaign has not yet announced the musical guest. >>> our election coverage continues at 10:30, we look at the proposition that eases the state's tough three strikes sentencing law. that if approved could lead to the release of thousands of inmates. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee was on hand earlier this evening to kick off the 30th annual oracle open world user conference. larry ellison delivered the opening dress debuting new cloud computing products. 50,000 people are expected to attend the week long event at masconi center. the area around howard street is expected to be blocked and drivers will likely experience delays. the event is expected to bring in an influx of cash to retailers. >> it has a really huge impact to the city. i think it brings a lot of revenue and we're lucky to have it. >> reporter: open world runs through october 4th. >>> more deta
. >>> president obama makes one fund raising visit next week. a week from monday he will host a dinner in san francisco. now to dine with the president will set you back $20,000 a plate. that campaign has not yet announced the musical guest. >>> our election coverage continues at 10:30, we look at the proposition that eases the state's tough three strikes sentencing law. that if approved could lead to the release of thousands of inmates. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee...
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. >>> the wall street journal says facebook may file papers next week for their stock -- >>> coming up in 20 minutes, what facebook founder mark zuckerberg pledged to the city of newark and why it's created legal problems. >>> tough talk about tuition, what president obama is threatening to do to colleges and what bay area students have to say about it. >>> the bay area weekend is here, i'll show you which in the weekend will be the warmest. -- i'll show you which day in the weekend will be the warmest. sweetheart. we need to talk. i've seen your stunts online. i can explain... jumping a ramp in a shopping cart. so 2005. wait, what? and only 3 likes? honey, it's embarrassing. carol's son got over 12 million views on that dancing squirrel video. don't you want that? i...i suppose. now go make your dad and me proud. try something funny. [ male announcer ] now everyone's up to speed. get high speed internet for $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one year term. at&t. >>> i'm telling congress, we should steer pay to those colleges who provide good value, serve their students well. we are p
. >>> the wall street journal says facebook may file papers next week for their stock -- >>> coming up in 20 minutes, what facebook founder mark zuckerberg pledged to the city of newark and why it's created legal problems. >>> tough talk about tuition, what president obama is threatening to do to colleges and what bay area students have to say about it. >>> the bay area weekend is here, i'll show you which in the weekend will be the warmest. -- i'll show you...
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president obama has said he'll sign it right away. the congressional budget office says it will estimate $145 million. >>> the labor department says applications dropped by 13,000 last week to 348,000. this is the fewers number of claims since march 2008. the four week average fell as welcoming in at just over 365,000. the drop in unemployment claims helped stops stops climb back again. the dow moved to within 100 points of 13,000. >>> yelp today set the price range for its public offering. the company is looking for between 12 and $14 per share. if the stock goes for $14. yelp would end up with a value of $849 million. yelp is nearing the end of the ipo process. it plans to debut under the symbol yelp. >>> you use your cell phone to call, tax and e-mail your friends and for your favorite apps. but sal castaneda found out those apps could be stealing your friend's information right from your contact list. >> reporter: if you use a cell phone or tablet you probably didn't know some of your personal information like your address book ma
president obama has said he'll sign it right away. the congressional budget office says it will estimate $145 million. >>> the labor department says applications dropped by 13,000 last week to 348,000. this is the fewers number of claims since march 2008. the four week average fell as welcoming in at just over 365,000. the drop in unemployment claims helped stops stops climb back again. the dow moved to within 100 points of 13,000. >>> yelp today set the price range for its...
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this week president obama will be campaigning in three states. iowa, colorado, and virginia meeting with college students. >>> our time is 6:45. two americans soldiers have been killed this morning in afghanistan. the number of insider attacks keeps rising. this happened in the eastern part of afghanistan. afghan soldier is accused of shooting and killing both americans. american troops fired back and killed him. yesterday 17 afghan civilians were also killed in southern afghanistan. they were beheaded. this happened at a music event. insider attacks as we have been talking about are a growing problem. this month alone. 12 american troops have been killedden if there have been 33 so-called insider attacks with 42 deaths so far this year. last year there were 35 deaths. and in 2010 there were 20. >>> the marine county man known as the american taliban is due in court today to claim the government is violating his religious rights in prison. john walker lindh wants to be allowed to pray together with his fellow muslim inmates once a day. the federa
this week president obama will be campaigning in three states. iowa, colorado, and virginia meeting with college students. >>> our time is 6:45. two americans soldiers have been killed this morning in afghanistan. the number of insider attacks keeps rising. this happened in the eastern part of afghanistan. afghan soldier is accused of shooting and killing both americans. american troops fired back and killed him. yesterday 17 afghan civilians were also killed in southern afghanistan....
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both sides will know by the end of next week. >>> president obama's health care law is moving forward. this week the obama administration laid out a package of rules that included a ban on denying coverage to people with preexisting conditions. many americans don't understand all the changes coming with the affordable care act. health experts say if people don't enroll it could increase premiums for those who do have insurance. 20% of californians are uninsured. >>> a new report shows a sharp drop in the number of u.s. abortions. it shows the biggest decline in a decade. experts estimate it represents almost 40,000 fewer abortions. >>> we just showed you u a live look on interstate 80, all those cars making that thanksgiving holiday. but bill, can you imagine if that rain were still here now? >> i think a lot of people blow out on wednesday night. we had a horrible night. we mentioned that many people will travel today and tomorrow. let's check out the forecast here, as we go into tonight. you can see that we've got a few clouds heading north here. the clouds stay up there basically a
both sides will know by the end of next week. >>> president obama's health care law is moving forward. this week the obama administration laid out a package of rules that included a ban on denying coverage to people with preexisting conditions. many americans don't understand all the changes coming with the affordable care act. health experts say if people don't enroll it could increase premiums for those who do have insurance. 20% of californians are uninsured. >>> a new...
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president obama with a bear hug said it was a spur of the moment anth. >> moment act. >> we didn't plan it. it was just a genuine moment. i was taken aback by. incredible experience. >> a moment that was caught on video and broadcast all over the country. he says he was playing golf when he got a call the president would visit his restaurant. he is a registered republican but voted for president obama in 2008 and plans to vote for him again in november. >>> fbi arrested the mayor of trenton, new jersey on corruption charges. he is charged with taking bribes in connection with a project to build a parking garage. he demanded 119,000. his brother and another man were also named in the indictment that came after a two year investigation. >>> authorities want community train systems to list safety hazards. they are proposing reviews of all commuter trains. it would require lines to identify potential safety hazards, then write a plan to reduce the risk and file the plan with washington. >> this is one more layer. commuter railroads are safe, one of the safest modes of transportation we have
president obama with a bear hug said it was a spur of the moment anth. >> moment act. >> we didn't plan it. it was just a genuine moment. i was taken aback by. incredible experience. >> a moment that was caught on video and broadcast all over the country. he says he was playing golf when he got a call the president would visit his restaurant. he is a registered republican but voted for president obama in 2008 and plans to vote for him again in november. >>> fbi...
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he carried out a daring escape last week. the secretary of state arrived in china this week for talks. >>> romney expressed concern for the man without criticizing the obama administration he urged united states officials to take every measure to try to protect the man. he said his escape highlights the problem of human rights in china including it's one child poll civil. >> this wednesday is a year since united states forces took out bin laden. today the president's chief counter terrorism advicer made it clear al-qaeda didn't die with its leader. they called the raid a momentous day. he said there are no credible indications al-qaeda is planning any flot plot for the anniversary. >> we have degraded them significantly over the past decade and over the past several years in particular as we have taken off the battle field the founding leader. we are -- determined to destroy that organization. we are going to destroy it but if that will continue to require us to maintain the pressure, al-qaeda whether it be in any country. >>
he carried out a daring escape last week. the secretary of state arrived in china this week for talks. >>> romney expressed concern for the man without criticizing the obama administration he urged united states officials to take every measure to try to protect the man. he said his escape highlights the problem of human rights in china including it's one child poll civil. >> this wednesday is a year since united states forces took out bin laden. today the president's chief...
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. >>> president obama today toured the area devastated more than two weeks ago by superstorm sandy. on staten island the president met with people who lost their homes and who were waiting for supplies. he talked with a couple whose two young sons died in the storm. the president they would help with rebuilding. some say he should have come sooner. >>> rain is on the way. >> few miles off shore. a few sprinkles into the evening but the real rain comes for the morning commute. slow moving right now. if we take a rough estimate, it is 35 miles out there. that is a weak band of moisture. the real rain will be here in the over night hours into tomorrow morning. these were the highs from today. despite the clouds, it was a nice day. 69 in santa rosa. good run. got really nice weather around here, high temperatures above the average. storm one, storm two. further south, that is the warm one. storm two, that is the cold one. high snow levels. low snow levels. more rain. less rain. this may deliver a good punch. cold and warm. here comes the warm one. showers develop. that is the radar retu
. >>> president obama today toured the area devastated more than two weeks ago by superstorm sandy. on staten island the president met with people who lost their homes and who were waiting for supplies. he talked with a couple whose two young sons died in the storm. the president they would help with rebuilding. some say he should have come sooner. >>> rain is on the way. >> few miles off shore. a few sprinkles into the evening but the real rain comes for the morning...
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. >>> president obama plans to visit the bay area this week. his last trip was in february. it includes fundraisers wednesday and thursday. >> the visit comes as mitt romney seen his support in california drop. fundraising for mitt romney dropped in the golden state. in march mitt romney and president obama raised $2.3 million in california. last might mitt romney raised 837,000. president obama brought in $2 million. today is the last day to register for the primary election. it has to be post marked no later than today. you can find the form on the secretary of state's website and at the post office, libraries and out election officers. >>> the jury in the john edwards trial wrapped up without a verdict. we have video here of john edwards leaving the courthouse to take a lunch break. he is accused of using funds to hide his pregnant mistress. jurors asked to review evidence by donators. >>> the private company sending a proctto the international space station and when the new launch is set for taking off. >> getting a parking ticket without a officer nearby, and which city
. >>> president obama plans to visit the bay area this week. his last trip was in february. it includes fundraisers wednesday and thursday. >> the visit comes as mitt romney seen his support in california drop. fundraising for mitt romney dropped in the golden state. in march mitt romney and president obama raised $2.3 million in california. last might mitt romney raised 837,000. president obama brought in $2 million. today is the last day to register for the primary election. it...
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across the street was a small group of democrats who expressed their support for president obama and noted meg whitman. >> this romney event, one week after one of the hosts laid off 27,000 workers almost seems like a celebration of job loss. >> reporter: one couple who live on this street just took tonight's visit by a presidential candidate in stride. >> it's exciting, it kind of brings politics to the local personal level regardless of your feelings for one candidate or another. >> reporter: we just received some video here of mitt romney leaving in his motorcade. we're told former secretary of state, condoleezza rice formally endorsed him tonight. we're not privy to how much money was raced, but the valet parking was only for donors who contributed $10,000 or more, and we've learned 100 cars were valet parked. so do the math. the gop is calling it the most successful romney event in california yet. live in hillsbrorugh, lloyd lacuesta. >> more details on romney's visit. ann romney attended a luncheon for republican women today. it was held at palo alto today. some of the invited
across the street was a small group of democrats who expressed their support for president obama and noted meg whitman. >> this romney event, one week after one of the hosts laid off 27,000 workers almost seems like a celebration of job loss. >> reporter: one couple who live on this street just took tonight's visit by a presidential candidate in stride. >> it's exciting, it kind of brings politics to the local personal level regardless of your feelings for one candidate or...
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at this week's summit of world leaders. let's take a look at his arrival last night in los cabos, mexico. he will be pressing european leaders for more government penning. elections in greece have urged some fears about greece leaving the euro zone but there is still a loot of uncertainty about the impact of the european debt crisis. >> euro area remains key risk for our recovery and the global economy. >> reporter: today president obama also holds his first meeting with russian president vladimir putin since his election. now that meeting could produce a bigger headline today than the economic talks which are unlikely to produce any new action. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in just about an hour republican presidential candidate mitt romney has a campaign event in wisconsin as part of his five-day bus tour. he is looking to capitalize on the big republican victory in wisconsin when governor scott walker survived a contentious recall election. wisconsin has not voted for a republ
at this week's summit of world leaders. let's take a look at his arrival last night in los cabos, mexico. he will be pressing european leaders for more government penning. elections in greece have urged some fears about greece leaving the euro zone but there is still a loot of uncertainty about the impact of the european debt crisis. >> euro area remains key risk for our recovery and the global economy. >> reporter: today president obama also holds his first meeting with russian...
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the big steps some executives are taking next week. >>> president obama made a surprise visit to troops at the air force base in afghanistan. rita williams tells us the president signed a historic agreement there to help define the future relationship between the united states and afghanistan. >> reporter: timing was everything. air force one landed in afghanistan in a cloak of security a year after the killing of osama bin laden and six months before the presidential election. camera flashes illuminated the president as he exited for a helicopter flight to kabul to sign a historic agreement with afghanistan's president as the decade long war winds down. >> together we're now committed to replacing war with peace. and pursuing a more hopeful future as equal partners. >> reporter: the partnership is broad, afghanistan sovereignty agreed. it's unclear how many troops will remain. >> the reason the afghans have an opportunity for a new tomorrow is because of you. and the reason america is safe is because of you. >> reporter: and at 4:00 a.m. there he addressed americans live here. >> my fe
the big steps some executives are taking next week. >>> president obama made a surprise visit to troops at the air force base in afghanistan. rita williams tells us the president signed a historic agreement there to help define the future relationship between the united states and afghanistan. >> reporter: timing was everything. air force one landed in afghanistan in a cloak of security a year after the killing of osama bin laden and six months before the presidential election....
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for this week. let's take a closer look at the numbers. the labor department september jobs report shows the economy added 114,000 jobs last month. the unemployment rate dropped significantly to 7.8% from 8.1% in august. 245 is a sur -- that is a surprise because economists were expecting it to tick up. president obama and mitt romney will be campaigning in virginia today. this will give him something to crow about today. it's the first time unemployment has been below 8% since he took office. the romney campaign will likely say it's not enough. some republicans are tweeting this morning the administration must be fudging the number. we are reaching out to both campaigns for reaction this morning. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns. >>> time now 6:15. the u.s. secret service has new policies in place now after the most embarrassing scandal in the secret service history. the new policy would ban excessive drinking and sharing of work related information on sites including facebook. all
for this week. let's take a closer look at the numbers. the labor department september jobs report shows the economy added 114,000 jobs last month. the unemployment rate dropped significantly to 7.8% from 8.1% in august. 245 is a sur -- that is a surprise because economists were expecting it to tick up. president obama and mitt romney will be campaigning in virginia today. this will give him something to crow about today. it's the first time unemployment has been below 8% since he took office....
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president obama and mitt romney will both be campaigning in virginia this morning, the obama campaign took a hit with his debate performance this weeks this will give him something to crow about today. the romney campaign, mitt romney issued a statement saying this is not what a real recovery looks like. he goes on the say, the real unemployment rate is closer to 11% if you count the people who stopped looking for work. there is also a lot of speculation on line on social media this morning, that the obama administration could be fudging the numbers. we took that question right to the secretary of labor this morning. she tells us it's ludicrous to say the numbers could be manipulated. >>> secret service has new policies in place after one of the most embarrassing scandals in the history. it would ban excessive drinking and the share of work related information on sites including facebook. this comes five months after more than a dozen employees of the secret service were accused of drunken partying with prostitutes. >>> american activists are planning to stage a protest against u.s. d
president obama and mitt romney will both be campaigning in virginia this morning, the obama campaign took a hit with his debate performance this weeks this will give him something to crow about today. the romney campaign, mitt romney issued a statement saying this is not what a real recovery looks like. he goes on the say, the real unemployment rate is closer to 11% if you count the people who stopped looking for work. there is also a lot of speculation on line on social media this morning,...
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if the election was held today, president barack obama would win at least 271 electoral votes. mitt romney, according to the study would win 206 electoral votes. now we wanted out, five weeks of campaigning remain along with three debates before election day. the court could make history and controversial cases could affect the affirmative action and gay marriages. >>> both were sold in northern california. the $28 million jackpot will be split by the red and white store in clear lake oaks. the winning numbers are 3, 4, 27, 30 and the store owners received $70,000 each for selling the tickets. >> an extra 28 million? that would be a nice way to start off the day. sal, i know you would like that too but you already have that much. >> well, i try not to tell everybody, but then i would have to keep coming to work. >> we will play along with it. >> i won but i am still here. >>> good morning, budly, let's go out and take a look at the commute now. traffic is moving well and if you didn't win the lottery and you have to go to work there could be worse things. no major problems on t
if the election was held today, president barack obama would win at least 271 electoral votes. mitt romney, according to the study would win 206 electoral votes. now we wanted out, five weeks of campaigning remain along with three debates before election day. the court could make history and controversial cases could affect the affirmative action and gay marriages. >>> both were sold in northern california. the $28 million jackpot will be split by the red and white store in clear lake...
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in a couple weeks president obama will return here to the bay area for a san francisco concert and rally fundraiser. according to bay area news group that october 8th event will be held at the bill graham civic auditorium. tickets range between $100 and $7500. congress meantime preparing to take a recess until after the november election. but first they got big issues to resolve. soming up at 5:15 we will take you live to washington, d.c.. we will tell you why this could be a very long weekend for members of congress. >>> if all goes as planned, the endeavour space shuttle will fly over the bay area around 9:30 this morning. it arrived at edwards' air force base on the back of a 7:47 before endeavour retired to a los angeles museum it is scheduled to pass over the state capitol and here to the bay area. to prevent any traffic problems in the air the faa will restrict air space over sacramento and los angeles today between 9:30 and 11:30 air space is restricted below 5,000 feet in a 25-mile radius around san francisco. next month endeavour will take a five mile road trip. now nearly 400 t
in a couple weeks president obama will return here to the bay area for a san francisco concert and rally fundraiser. according to bay area news group that october 8th event will be held at the bill graham civic auditorium. tickets range between $100 and $7500. congress meantime preparing to take a recess until after the november election. but first they got big issues to resolve. soming up at 5:15 we will take you live to washington, d.c.. we will tell you why this could be a very long weekend...
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vice president joe biden is coming to san francisco this week for campaign fundraising. on wednesday vice president biden will attend a luncheon fundraiser. tickets are ranging from $2100 to $10,000 a ticket. the money will go to president obama's reelection campaign and the democratic national committee. >>> iran is now warning its persian gulf neighbors not to increase their oil output to replace iranian oil that is facing an international ban. iran has been threatening to block the straights. a third of the oil tanker traffic passes through that area. they are pressuring other countries to cut back on their oil purchases from iran in one way to punish iran to stop working on its nuclear program. >>> in syria dozens of prisoners that have been arrested for taking part in antigovernment demonstrations were just released. arab league observers appeared to be keeping an eye rob the arrest. syria agreed to an arab league plan that agrees to other things including releasing all prisoners. there are 42,000 political prisoners in custody. >>> your time is 5:15. santa clara po
vice president joe biden is coming to san francisco this week for campaign fundraising. on wednesday vice president biden will attend a luncheon fundraiser. tickets are ranging from $2100 to $10,000 a ticket. the money will go to president obama's reelection campaign and the democratic national committee. >>> iran is now warning its persian gulf neighbors not to increase their oil output to replace iranian oil that is facing an international ban. iran has been threatening to block the...
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supreme court is meeting for the final week of its session. president barack obama's healthcare bill is one of the remaining cases and the ruling could come in the next few hours. we will have a live report in front of the supreme court coming up at 5:15. >>> the first democratically elected president is now forming a new government. mohammed is looking to turn egypt into an oppressive islamic state. >>> thousands filled the streets for sap fran gay pride parade. participants marched, raised issues for the gay lesbian and transgender community. they also held a party in the community parties at the civic center went throughout the bay area and party does are already -- party goers are already planning and it is set for next year. they call it the commercization of the gay pride. they call themselves oc u pride. they want to bring them back to its origin to lib rate people from all walks of life and they want to help the event remain free to the public. new york's city's annual gay parade was also held yesterday. they held the same sex marriage
supreme court is meeting for the final week of its session. president barack obama's healthcare bill is one of the remaining cases and the ruling could come in the next few hours. we will have a live report in front of the supreme court coming up at 5:15. >>> the first democratically elected president is now forming a new government. mohammed is looking to turn egypt into an oppressive islamic state. >>> thousands filled the streets for sap fran gay pride parade. participants...
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tonight's event to raise money to help put on the city's third gay pride festival, scheduled for a week from sunday. >> it's a little more community oriented. >> reporter: also an event to honor retired navy commander, zoey dunning of san francisco. she is now a volunteer speaker for president obama's campaign. >> i will always be an impatient activist. i think if you stop putting pressure on, that's when you lose momentum. >> reporter: she is encouraging to continue the fight for gay rights and to the november election. >> get active politically. if you don't have a seat at the table, you're probably on the menu. >> reporter: the mayor says last year's pride festville atacted 30,000 people. she says it's different than san francisco's gay pride festival. >> in oakland, it's much more family friendly. >> reporter: closing off the street in front of the establishment, it has special permission to close later than 2:00 a.m. on weekends. >> maybe of the bars and clubs here serve in the capacity of safe havens for our community. >> reporter: on september 2, from 11:00 a.m., to 7:00 p.m., up
tonight's event to raise money to help put on the city's third gay pride festival, scheduled for a week from sunday. >> it's a little more community oriented. >> reporter: also an event to honor retired navy commander, zoey dunning of san francisco. she is now a volunteer speaker for president obama's campaign. >> i will always be an impatient activist. i think if you stop putting pressure on, that's when you lose momentum. >> reporter: she is encouraging to continue the...
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mitt romney campaigned in florida, knocking president obama's performance in last week's debate. >> you had the chance to hear his answers or his non-answers. [ laughter ] >> now, of course, we are hearing his excuses and january we will watch him leave the white house. >> mitt romney had to fight off a supporter who was attempting to wipe his face. a poll shows mitt romney about even with president obama in florida. in colorado mitt romney losing ground in the swing state since the debate. a poll found the president is leading by 4 points. that is one point less than a different poll taken before the debate. 80% said they watched the debate. >>> this week the nominees for vice president will go head to head in a debate. coming up, who is expressing confidence. >>> skiera is now -- south korea korea -- 186 miles in hopes of limiting a arm's race. they announced the capability is 500 miles. the change close as gap between the south and the north. he has been developing missiles that could potentially reach a u.s. target by 2016. >>> venezuela voters flock to the polls in a presidential e
mitt romney campaigned in florida, knocking president obama's performance in last week's debate. >> you had the chance to hear his answers or his non-answers. [ laughter ] >> now, of course, we are hearing his excuses and january we will watch him leave the white house. >> mitt romney had to fight off a supporter who was attempting to wipe his face. a poll shows mitt romney about even with president obama in florida. in colorado mitt romney losing ground in the swing state...
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president obama will also hold a moment of violence at 6:30 this morning our time at the white house to mark one week since the shooting that killed 20 children and six adults at newtown sandy hook elementary school. the shooters mother was also killed. >>> and at 7:45 this morning the national rifle association scheduled a news conference to weigh in over the debate over gun control. the powerful gun lobby says it's prepared to offer meaningful contributions to prevent mass shootings. this will be the nra first public response to the shooting. >>> the jobs of about 800 chevron workers will be moving to texas. those jobs will be relocated to houston. they are all involved in information and advance -- chevron says the headquarters will remain in california. >>> let's check in with sal. see if there is any rain coming down that is impacting traffic. >> we have some report of rain from just one of our twitter followers in petaluma area. that says it's going that way. i'm going to ask rosemary. moe mary is is the paid television >> i think rosily -- also the morning compute the toll pla
president obama will also hold a moment of violence at 6:30 this morning our time at the white house to mark one week since the shooting that killed 20 children and six adults at newtown sandy hook elementary school. the shooters mother was also killed. >>> and at 7:45 this morning the national rifle association scheduled a news conference to weigh in over the debate over gun control. the powerful gun lobby says it's prepared to offer meaningful contributions to prevent mass shootings....
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this is weinstein's second video this week. he was kidnapped in pakistan a year ago. >>> as the anti-american protests we've been telling you about continue in the middle east, the campaigns of both mitt romney and president obama have been focusing more on foreign policy. >> as we watch the world today, sometimes it seems we're at the mercy of events instead of shaping events and a strong america is essential to shape events. >> i want people around the world to hear me to all those that would do us harm. no act of terror will go unpunnished. >> reporter: the presidential campaign debates will focus on foreign policy on october 22nd. two weeks before the election. >>> new this morning two earthquakes probably woke some people up near eureka. 3.2 magnitude earthquake and 4.5 hit about an hour ago. they were just four minutes apart. so far no reports of any damage or injuries this morning. >>> there are mass evacuations under way in guatemala after a volcano erupted. 33,000 people in 17 villages are being told to leave their hom
this is weinstein's second video this week. he was kidnapped in pakistan a year ago. >>> as the anti-american protests we've been telling you about continue in the middle east, the campaigns of both mitt romney and president obama have been focusing more on foreign policy. >> as we watch the world today, sometimes it seems we're at the mercy of events instead of shaping events and a strong america is essential to shape events. >> i want people around the world to hear me to...
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they say the upgraded system is expected to be in place by next week. >>> today president barack obama plans to send legislation to congress to expand tax breaks for small businesses. the president is proposing a new 10% tax credit for small businesses that add jobs or increase wages this year. it extends the abtd of businesses to immediately deduct all of the costs of equipment and software purchases. the legislation is based on bipartisan proposals that could win support even in an election year >>> florida voters will end a contentious big money campaign today in the race for the gop presidential nomination. we have the report on how today's election could be a turning point. >> mitt romney and newt gingrich are duking it out for the 50 delegates in this winner takes all state. mitt romney is enjoying a double digit lead in the polls heading into this contest. he's looking for a big win tonight. mitt romney is hoping for his second victory this primary season. a win in florida, a state with a large diverse population, hit hard by the recession, would strengthen his argument that he
they say the upgraded system is expected to be in place by next week. >>> today president barack obama plans to send legislation to congress to expand tax breaks for small businesses. the president is proposing a new 10% tax credit for small businesses that add jobs or increase wages this year. it extends the abtd of businesses to immediately deduct all of the costs of equipment and software purchases. the legislation is based on bipartisan proposals that could win support even in an...
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make an appeal to the republican candidate to see if they would work and put pressure on president obama. >> 71-year-old warren weinstein seemed to ask mitt romney for help in convincing the american government to negotiate his release. he asked israeli prime minister for help in a separate video released earlier this week. weinstein was abducted in pakistan a year ago. >>> time now 5:45. violence in the middle east. major part of the race for the white house. republican presidential candidate mitt romney is trying to turn the turmoil over there to his advantage as he and president obama debate and argue over political relations. >> as we watch the world today, sometimes it seems that we're at the mercy of events instead of shaping events. and a strong america is essential to shape events. >> i want people around the world to hear me to all those that would do us harm, no act of terror will go unpunnished. >> now debate on foreign policy is scheduled for october 22nd. that is two weeks before the elections. >>> chicago teachers are on strike for a fifth day today. negotiators spent all d
make an appeal to the republican candidate to see if they would work and put pressure on president obama. >> 71-year-old warren weinstein seemed to ask mitt romney for help in convincing the american government to negotiate his release. he asked israeli prime minister for help in a separate video released earlier this week. weinstein was abducted in pakistan a year ago. >>> time now 5:45. violence in the middle east. major part of the race for the white house. republican...
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obama on a new bill to change the healthcare system. in the "associated press" gfg polls, see 77% of congress would want -- would want congress to start since the session ends neck next week. >>> there's new search that shows a little bit of anxiety may be a good thing. scientists say -- doctors say a moderate amount of anxiety will keep you on your toe the let firm -- on your toes. >>> bell, the vv -- the state has been plagued by thieves who are stealing copper wire from public electrical systems, which, as you know, could lead to power outages. >>> eight minutes before 9:00. sports in the silicon valley is the topic of discussion at this morning's breakfast of champions. the event got wayne way wad w. >>> especially with the 49ers anyone the oakland/asener is the tee treatment. >>> an announcement for the dangers merge listen to -- an announcement that's not -- that's coherent. >> he said he was on fifth. he will be checked out over the next few days. he believes he has had a reoccurrence. >> yes. >> you aren't really realizing what
obama on a new bill to change the healthcare system. in the "associated press" gfg polls, see 77% of congress would want -- would want congress to start since the session ends neck next week. >>> there's new search that shows a little bit of anxiety may be a good thing. scientists say -- doctors say a moderate amount of anxiety will keep you on your toe the let firm -- on your toes. >>> bell, the vv -- the state has been plagued by thieves who are stealing copper...
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many resorts are scheduled to open for the season in a few weeks. >> president obama urged congress to find common ground to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff facing the economy at the end of the year. >> i refuse to accept any approach that isn't balanced. i'm not going to ask students and seniors and middle class families to pay down the entire deficit while people like me making over $250,000 aren't asked to pay a dime more in taxes. are. >> republican leaders say raising tax rates on the wealthy will slow down the ability to create jobs and hit small business and make it more difficult for americans to find work. >>> more details on what the fiscal cliff means for your taxes. if you're a low income your taxes will go up about $4120 st. a year. middle income will go up about $2000 a year. if you're upper income you can expect to pay an average of $14,173 more in taxes each year. >> state election officials say there are still more than 3 million ballots that need to be counted leaving some candidates in limbo. the uncounted include mostly absentee ballots. some of them are provisiona
many resorts are scheduled to open for the season in a few weeks. >> president obama urged congress to find common ground to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff facing the economy at the end of the year. >> i refuse to accept any approach that isn't balanced. i'm not going to ask students and seniors and middle class families to pay down the entire deficit while people like me making over $250,000 aren't asked to pay a dime more in taxes. are. >> republican leaders say raising...
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the obama campaign claims it has gained momentum after last nights performance by joe biden. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with a look at why some other says the vice president went too far. alison. >> reporter: president obama said his vice president did a great job. but some republicans are accusing joe biden of being down right disrespectful. according to republicans, biden interrupted paul ryan 82 times at least during the 90 minute debate. here's one example when ryan tried to make the case the president's health care plan caused seniors to lose medicare benefits. >> more people signed up for medicare advantage after the change. nobody -- >> mr. vice president i know you're under a lot of duress to make up for loss ground. but i think we would be better than interrupting me. >> reporter: democrats say he offered a very powerful defense of president obama's policies and critique of romney's plans. another contentious exchange involved the obama's administration response last month in libya. i'll have more on that during my next update. reporting li
the obama campaign claims it has gained momentum after last nights performance by joe biden. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with a look at why some other says the vice president went too far. alison. >> reporter: president obama said his vice president did a great job. but some republicans are accusing joe biden of being down right disrespectful. according to republicans, biden interrupted paul ryan 82 times at least during the 90 minute debate. here's one example...
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. >> just weeks ago president barack obama held a substantial lead but the latest race is deadlocked. he had a week performance in denver. >> he knew as he watched the tape of that debate he has to be more energetic. >> the president has been preparing at williamsburg virginia making just a brief appearance. >> reporter: his advisers say he will be more aggressive hitting back and at times hitting back at bane capital and more intent on fact checking. >> the president can change his style, he can change his tactics, he can't change his record and his policies. >> the town hall format can keep them from being overly aggressive. >> it is hard to be over heated when answering a question from a nice young woman a nice old man whoever asks a town hall question. >> there is just three weeks until the election. >> reporter: and tonight it goes to the best who connects with the audience. >> on our website www.ktvu.com if you can't get to the television, it starts at 6:00 and a special addition of ktvu channel 2 news will immediately follow the debate. >>> u.s. senator george mitchel's talks a
. >> just weeks ago president barack obama held a substantial lead but the latest race is deadlocked. he had a week performance in denver. >> he knew as he watched the tape of that debate he has to be more energetic. >> the president has been preparing at williamsburg virginia making just a brief appearance. >> reporter: his advisers say he will be more aggressive hitting back and at times hitting back at bane capital and more intent on fact checking. >> the...
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and this week president obama will be campaigning in three states. iowa, colorado, and virginia. meeting with college students. >>> time now 5:36. look at this. i will show you what happened in oakland during the night. we'll get around to it. any way water gushed. this is what we are talking about. gushing high into the air overnight. cars smashed into a fire hydrant in oakland. the driver of that car facing dui charges. this all happened about 12:30. investigators say the driver ran away from the scene then hit an embankment at 85th and railroad. that fire hydrant was found lodged underneath the car. >>> five people are dead after a small plane crashed in south lake tahoe. late saturday night witnesses say they saw the plane turn, dip, and then crash into a meadow near highway 50. the plane is registered to francisco del amaro. he went on a weekend trip to tahoe. he had his wife with him, seven- year-old daughter, and two friends. according to police the plane burst into flames when it crashed. that started a small brush fire. all on board were killed. >>> this week prices at s
and this week president obama will be campaigning in three states. iowa, colorado, and virginia. meeting with college students. >>> time now 5:36. look at this. i will show you what happened in oakland during the night. we'll get around to it. any way water gushed. this is what we are talking about. gushing high into the air overnight. cars smashed into a fire hydrant in oakland. the driver of that car facing dui charges. this all happened about 12:30. investigators say the driver ran...
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general assembly this week. alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with the president's message to international leaders. alison. >> reporter: pam, with his primary focus on the campaign these days, president obama is not going to be having many preplanned one on one meetings with world leaders while he is in new york. he will be addressing the general assembly tomorrow. now the president is expected to weigh in on the war in syria. the protests over an antiislamic video, and nuclear tensions will iran. ian's president macmood ahmadinejad -- president obama was asked on 60 minutes if he felt pressure from israel to take a tougher stand on iran. >> now i feel an obligation not pressure but obligation to make sure we are in close consultation with the israelis on these issues because it effects them deeply. >> reporter: now the president is taking heat for those comments and for taping an episode of the view while he's in new york and not participating in more one on one meetings with world leaders. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison
general assembly this week. alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with the president's message to international leaders. alison. >> reporter: pam, with his primary focus on the campaign these days, president obama is not going to be having many preplanned one on one meetings with world leaders while he is in new york. he will be addressing the general assembly tomorrow. now the president is expected to weigh in on the war in syria. the protests over an antiislamic video, and...
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. >>> a case against the economy inn on east 12th street will be heard next week. authorities say those two businesses are hubs for prostitution. >>> reportedly president obama today will announce a plan to -- religious institutions that have been furious about a new government rule to cover birth control for their employees. >>> a north carolina bus driver is being credited from saving several kids from this fire. it happened wednesday as she was taking six kids home from school. the bus driver smelled something burning. she quickly ushered the kids off the bus just moments before it burst into flames. no one was injured in that fire. the driver said she was doing what any bus driver would do. >>> the georgia second grader that fought off an attempted kidnapper inside a walmart is sharing her story. >> grabbed many. i was screaming. and he just dropped me and ran off. >> stay with us here at ktvu. coming up at 7:19 hear more from that seven-year-old brittany baxter and who is now calling her a hero. >>> 6:45. this morning we are keeping an eye on uc berkeley. thos
. >>> a case against the economy inn on east 12th street will be heard next week. authorities say those two businesses are hubs for prostitution. >>> reportedly president obama today will announce a plan to -- religious institutions that have been furious about a new government rule to cover birth control for their employees. >>> a north carolina bus driver is being credited from saving several kids from this fire. it happened wednesday as she was taking six kids home...
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the president took a jab at his own debate performance last week. he said while the singers are able to perform flawlessly night after night he can't always say the same. >>> mitt romney meantime scheduled to deliver a foreign policy speech today at the virginia military institute. according to his prepared remarks, he will propose a new assertive role for the u.s. in syria, more sanctions on iran, and a change in the u.s. policy in the middle east. the republican nominee will portray president obama as a weak leader. >>> in overnight news back here in the bay area oakland police are investigating a shooting that happened just after 11:00 last night on church street. police say the victims showed up to the east mont police station in a car that was riddled with bullet holes. we don't know the victims condition this morning but so far no arrests have been made. >>> an investigation is under way after a body was found inside a car in east oakland. the body was found at about 5:00 last night at richy and olive streets. police say it was wrapped in clot
the president took a jab at his own debate performance last week. he said while the singers are able to perform flawlessly night after night he can't always say the same. >>> mitt romney meantime scheduled to deliver a foreign policy speech today at the virginia military institute. according to his prepared remarks, he will propose a new assertive role for the u.s. in syria, more sanctions on iran, and a change in the u.s. policy in the middle east. the republican nominee will portray...
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this is a week-long assault that has killed hundreds of people. now reportedly, government tanks have surrounded that city. the opposition says many women and children have been killed and the united nations is considering a joint mission to send observers back in. >>> a county judge has dropped all state charges against the four former police officers tied to a corruption scandal. the four are still facing federal charges though. the four men are accused of a number of alleged crimes, ranging from selling drugs to extortion. prosecutors say they dismissed their case to avoid interfering with the federal case. >>> nine minutes before 8:00. fighting back against crime. how some east beta koa truck operators are -- east bay at that bow truck operators are -- taco truck operators are fighting back. i can walk 60 miles. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. i knew someday i was gonna do this walk. if i can do this, you definitely can do this. we can do this. we can all do this toget
this is a week-long assault that has killed hundreds of people. now reportedly, government tanks have surrounded that city. the opposition says many women and children have been killed and the united nations is considering a joint mission to send observers back in. >>> a county judge has dropped all state charges against the four former police officers tied to a corruption scandal. the four are still facing federal charges though. the four men are accused of a number of alleged crimes,...
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they will spend the week preparing. the president needs to turn in a much stronger performance than weeks ago. he has had hours of practice sessions with former senator john kerry. >> meanwhile of romney returned from ohio to his new england home to study. he picked up an average of five points after the first debate. >> tuesday's debate is being held at hofstra university in new york. format is a town hall meeting. participants will be undecided voters selected by the gallup organization. you can see the debate right here on ktvu. >>> the romney campaign is at odds with the state of michigan. coming up in nine minutes why romney supporters have filed a lawsuit against wisconsin. >> right now. felix bumgardner is making an attempted free fall from the edge of space. these are live pictures from roswell, new mexico. he was put into the capsule an hour ago. >> they are waiting for the light wind to die down. they say the earliest time the launch could happen is 9:00. he is scheduled to make a 23 mile jump. and is hoping t
they will spend the week preparing. the president needs to turn in a much stronger performance than weeks ago. he has had hours of practice sessions with former senator john kerry. >> meanwhile of romney returned from ohio to his new england home to study. he picked up an average of five points after the first debate. >> tuesday's debate is being held at hofstra university in new york. format is a town hall meeting. participants will be undecided voters selected by the gallup...
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the senate votes next week. >> it's wrong that the middle- class americans pay more in taxes than some billionaires and millionaires. >> reporter: president obama said ronald reagan advocated the same idea so perhaps it should be called the reagan rule instead of the buffett rule. while the president was holding his event, mitt romney's advisers were holding a conference call saying the president's proposals represent the worst of washington. back to you. >>> mitt romney turned his focus to president obama this morning. that comes one day after rival candidate rick santorum was suspending his campaign. he said his run to unseed mr. obama is like the 1980 race between ronald reagan and jimmy carter. >> i think this president represents a throwback to the old style democrats of the past. big government, welfare state democrats and that most democrats moved away from that under bill clinton and others who have said we want smaller government, small taxes, a stronger economy. this president has gone the wrong way. >> now president obama seems to be focusing on mitt romney. yesterday, the p
the senate votes next week. >> it's wrong that the middle- class americans pay more in taxes than some billionaires and millionaires. >> reporter: president obama said ronald reagan advocated the same idea so perhaps it should be called the reagan rule instead of the buffett rule. while the president was holding his event, mitt romney's advisers were holding a conference call saying the president's proposals represent the worst of washington. back to you. >>> mitt romney...
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police say the crime rate has dropped in the past 4 weeks. they were down 17% in may compared to april. they were still up 19% compared to last year. >>> 8:08. friend or foe? why president obama's campaign staff may be having second thoughts about having former president bill clinton on the campaign trail. sunny, breezy, 60s, 70s. >> very, very low 80s. >>> time is now 8:11. republican presidential candidate mitt romney says if he's elected, he knows what to do with the millions of dollars in his personal fortune. romney reportedly is worth $250 million. he says he would put his money in a blind trust. that means he would not know where his money is invested and could not order the sale or purchase of particular holdings. now, romney's campaign staff said that -- he would be protected and avoid a potential conflict of interest. >>> some are starting to wonder if bull clinton is helping or hurting president obama -- bill clinton is helping or hurting president obama's reelection campaign. the former president is calling mitt romney's career st
police say the crime rate has dropped in the past 4 weeks. they were down 17% in may compared to april. they were still up 19% compared to last year. >>> 8:08. friend or foe? why president obama's campaign staff may be having second thoughts about having former president bill clinton on the campaign trail. sunny, breezy, 60s, 70s. >> very, very low 80s. >>> time is now 8:11. republican presidential candidate mitt romney says if he's elected, he knows what to do with the...
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thousands of muslims have been protesting in cairo for the pass week over the film. the warrants are symbolic since the 8 people are reportedly living outside of egypt and unlikely to travel there to face charges. the charges may actually be an attempt to curb the anger over the film. >>> and happening now, congress is receiving an update on threats to homeland security. senator joe lieberman is talking now. this is a live picture from the senate hearing. witnesses today include homeland security secretary jeanette napolitano. -- janet napolitano. she will speak about the progress made on various suburb it was, including programs to stop terrorists like the 9/11 high-jackers: the wife of mitt romney talking about her husband's controversial statements that were secretly recorded. >> it's unfortunate when something gets misinterpreted like this, because if you listen to everything he does say, he is talking where, what we're facing in america right now. >> coming up at 7:15, we'll take you live to washington, d.c.. tell you how the romney campaign is still doing damag
thousands of muslims have been protesting in cairo for the pass week over the film. the warrants are symbolic since the 8 people are reportedly living outside of egypt and unlikely to travel there to face charges. the charges may actually be an attempt to curb the anger over the film. >>> and happening now, congress is receiving an update on threats to homeland security. senator joe lieberman is talking now. this is a live picture from the senate hearing. witnesses today include...
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democrats are hoping president obama will take a hardline during his speech this afternoon. but the white house is emphasizing he will be bringing a message of the need to cooperate. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:16. ktvu will carry the president's speech this morning live right here on ktvu channel 2. again, it's scheduled to start at 10:05 a.m. we'll also live stream the president's address on our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. >>> the board president of the morago school district abruptly resigned less than a day after being reelected. dexter louie's resignation is effective immediately. but the reason why, it's unclear. he missed a meeting for special reasons and he reportedly recused himself from another meeting. trustees are expected to discuss filling his position next week. >>> privacy concerns are growing for computers -- commuters who use clipper cards. the clipper cards -- the kipper cards hold onto a person's information for seven years. >>> well, twitter says it's sent out e-mails for everyone that's been expected by
democrats are hoping president obama will take a hardline during his speech this afternoon. but the white house is emphasizing he will be bringing a message of the need to cooperate. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:16. ktvu will carry the president's speech this morning live right here on ktvu channel 2. again, it's scheduled to start at 10:05 a.m. we'll also live stream the president's address on our channel 2 website, ktvu.com....
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gingrich is looking past to super-tuesday next week. >>> president obama is meeting with the nation's governor today. they are in washington for the annual governors' conference. the governors are urging for more state resources in education. >> today i'm calling on all of you, invest more in education. invest more in our children and in our future. >> mr. obama asked the governors to higher more teachers and to restore funding to public colleges. and he also reaffirmed his view that decisions about education should be left to states and not the federal. >>> coming up later, we'll tell you why the naacp and local religious leaders are upset over recent remarks made about the president's religious beliefs. that's coming up in about seven minutes. in june, voters will be asked to extend and increase the current parcel tax. the current tax is due to expire in june 2014. the new tax would be increased to 10 cent as square foot and would last five years. the measure will be on the june ballot. the school ballot says with cuts and state qunding -- state funding, it needs that to maintain sm
gingrich is looking past to super-tuesday next week. >>> president obama is meeting with the nation's governor today. they are in washington for the annual governors' conference. the governors are urging for more state resources in education. >> today i'm calling on all of you, invest more in education. invest more in our children and in our future. >> mr. obama asked the governors to higher more teachers and to restore funding to public colleges. and he also reaffirmed his...
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overnight the obama administration unveiled its consumer privacy bill of rights. it's the latest move from washington, d.c. to try to rein in the internet giants. allison. >> reporter: with scandals breaking almost every week, we vealing how internet companies are invading your privacy, the obama administration is proposing some new consumer protections. it's consumer privacy bill of rights says you should have greater control over what information about you is collected and it calls on internet companies to provide more user-friendly, easy to understand privacy policies. apple, google, facebook and others have come under fire for how they track consumers' activity online and use it for targeted advertising. privacy advocates are especially concerned about google's plans to keep track of your activity across all of its sites. >> if there are things that you want to keep private about your life, those records are all in there. if there are things that you actually need to prevent other people from knowing about you, those will be in there. >> the companies are tryi
overnight the obama administration unveiled its consumer privacy bill of rights. it's the latest move from washington, d.c. to try to rein in the internet giants. allison. >> reporter: with scandals breaking almost every week, we vealing how internet companies are invading your privacy, the obama administration is proposing some new consumer protections. it's consumer privacy bill of rights says you should have greater control over what information about you is collected and it calls on...
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in the coming weeks private developers will be asking the obama administration to provide the rail loan to kick-start construction on the train. the trip from l.a. to las vegas would be expected to take an hour and a half. >>> well, temperatures are starting to warm up by the coast. there is a big fog bank out there. while it's retreating, it is still staying out there. 60s around the coast. but we're already into some os. it will be a temperature difference from 30 to 35 degrees for sol. 10, 12 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. that really give -- gave us fog. a few high clouds down in southern california. we don't have to worry about those yet. maybe wednesday or thursday. when fairfield gets -- temperatures there are really starting to warm up fast. 84 there. livermore is at 82. sonoma county airport, 9. 65 in the city. oakland 78. hey regard 8. tear are some locations getting pretty warm fast. high pressure kind of kicks in today but just a fight between the middle of the country where it slides to the best -- slides to the west. the coast stays about the same. there's too much fog.
in the coming weeks private developers will be asking the obama administration to provide the rail loan to kick-start construction on the train. the trip from l.a. to las vegas would be expected to take an hour and a half. >>> well, temperatures are starting to warm up by the coast. there is a big fog bank out there. while it's retreating, it is still staying out there. 60s around the coast. but we're already into some os. it will be a temperature difference from 30 to 35 degrees for...
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two weeks after the last fundraising trip. president obama is coming back to town this week. they are set to touchdown tomorrow in san francisco. mr. obama plans a luncheon and at the lands mark at one market plaza. tomorrow night he will head to los angeles for a big gala. >> nationally. wisconsin is taking center stage with a recall effort of the state's governor. over the cuts for public employee unions. they are behind the push for republican governor scott walker from office. >> it is much bigger and it is the core of who is in charge. is it the big government special interests out there. >> his challenger is democrat tom barrett who lost the knew that torreial election. he would be just the third governor to be removed through such a process. that includes california governor gray davis who was removed in 2003. >>> they are trying to find a person who shot and killed a young woman. they went to the home around 3:30 yesterday afternoon. inside, they found an 18-year old woman who was shot in the chest. she was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. they are
two weeks after the last fundraising trip. president obama is coming back to town this week. they are set to touchdown tomorrow in san francisco. mr. obama plans a luncheon and at the lands mark at one market plaza. tomorrow night he will head to los angeles for a big gala. >> nationally. wisconsin is taking center stage with a recall effort of the state's governor. over the cuts for public employee unions. they are behind the push for republican governor scott walker from office....